Karl Weniger
Karl Weniger | |
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Born | Dassel near Hannover | 24 May 1899
Died | 1 October 1941 Dieppe | (aged 42)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1917–41 |
Rank | Kapitän zur See |
Commands held | 2. Sicherungs-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (posthumous) |
Karl Weniger (24 May 1899 – 1 October 1941) was a Kapitän zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (19 November 1934)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Sudetenland Medal (3 October 1939)[2]
- Memel Medal (26 October 1939)[2]
- Minesweeper War Badge (6 November 1940)[2]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Olympic Games Decoration (20 April 1937)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 November 1941 as Kapitän zur See and leader of the 2. Sicherungs-Division[3][4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
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External links
- "Karl Weniger". Deutsche Marinesoldaten (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2013.